What is color index name?
I have understood that there is a need for an explanation of how different color pigments are described using a combination of letters and numbers. Below is a brief description of the system called…
Category: Materials
Canson, Moulin du Roy
The watercolor paper Moulin du Roy from Canson was introduced in 2014, but just a few years later, it disappeared and was replaced by Heritage. Many watercolor artists who had come to love Moulin…
Which paints granulate?
My participants in the watercolor courses I teach have repeatedly asked for a list of which colors granulate. I want to share this list with everyone reading here on akvarell.se. I’ve chosen to also…
Yellow favorites
The first thing I need to point out about yellow paints is that I find them troublesome. Most yellow shades offered by various paint manufacturers tend to be flat, unremarkable, and boring. Many of…
IKEA måla – Brush set
IKEA has a series of brushes included in a product line for children’s creative activities called “Måla.” The brushes are sold in a set of six—three flat and three round brushes. They are made…
Blue favorites
There are many nice blue watercolors, and I like most of them. I use blue color for a lot, and blue is an essential component in most of the color mixes I create. Additionally,…
Viceversa | handmade paper
It was in 2019 that three women (Roberta Gagliardini, Melania Tozzi, and Roberta Brencio) decided to establish the social cooperative Viceversa in the small town of Fabriano, a town with a paper-making tradition dating…
Escoda Perla
One of my favorites among all watercolor painters is Joseph Zbukvic, he likes to use Perla from Escoda. In fact, so much so that Escoda markets a collection of Perla brushes under the name…
